2019 Giving Guide

Akron Children’s Hospital

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Since 2000, the Have a Heart, Do Your Part Radiothon has provided patients and families the opportunity to share their personal stories on the air, prompting hundreds of listeners to call in with pledges. The 2019 event raised $691,343 for Akron Children’s Hospital and the patients it serves.

What we do

Akron Children’s Hospital is ranked among the best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, but it’s our compassionate approach to treatment that makes us truly exceptional.

To ensure families have convenient access to care, we have two hospital campuses in northern Ohio, regional health centers and 50+ primary and specialty locations.

We collaborate with community partners to bring our neonatal and pediatric expertise to patients in their health care facilities, and our home care and school health nurses treat children in their homes and schools.

Akron Children’s Hospital is a major teaching affiliate of Northeast Ohio Medical University. We train future generations of pediatricians and specialists, and our research institute is dedicated to advancing pediatric medicine and improving standards of patient care.

We were founded on the principle of serving the needs of our community. This means that our more than 6,000 employees and 1,600 volunteers uphold our promises to treat every child as we would our own, to treat others as they would like to be treated and to turn no child away for any reason.

With more than 1.1 million patient visits in 2018, we have been leading the way to healthier futures for children since 1890. Learn more at akronchildrens.org.

Dancing for the Kids is an annual event that features local “celebrities” dancing to raise money for Akron Children’s Hospital’s Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders. Since 2012, this event has raised more than $750,000.

The Holiday Tree Festival fills the John S. Knight Center with more than 200 decorated trees to benefit Akron Children’s. Since 1982, volunteers have raised more than $6 million, including $312,000 in 2018.

The 98.1 KDD Have a Heart, Do Your Part and Mix 98.9 Miracles & Promises radiothons let patients and families share their stories on air. In 2018, the events raised more than $1 million.

To learn more, visit akronchildrens.org/giving.

How to help

GIVE: The Akron Children’s Hospital Foundation supports the life-changing work of Akron Children’s Hospital by connecting donors with causes they’re passionate about. Our donors help meet the needs of the hospital by raising money for programs, services and items that support the healing process and make kids feel more comfortable. Your giving makes a difference in the lives of our patients, ensuring every child and family who walks through our doors will receive the best possible care. Give today at akronchildrens.org/donate.

VOLUNTEER: From hosting or participating in a special fundraising event, to volunteering at one of our locations, you can lend helping hands to children in need.

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